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Definition of "nightlong" []

  • Lasting through the night. (adjective)
  • Through the night; all night. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nightlong" in a sentence
  • "Pirates who frequented the port cities brought with them a way of life that embraced wild dances, nightlong parties, racial integration, and homosexuality."
  • "*** World-Wide Pakistani security forces ended a nightlong Taliban siege of a Karachi air base that left 10 dead."
  • "Pakistani security forces ended a nightlong Taliban siege of an air base that left at least 10 dead."
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